Argentinean Political History

Paper Summary:

This paper highlights some of the recent leaders of Argentina. First, the election between Nestor Kirchner and Carlos Saul Menem is described, including the contenders' platforms and the outcome. Next, several paragraphs are devoted to Juan Peron's rule of Argentina, and the influence of his wife Evita. The paper concludes optimistically, predicting that the economy will continue to recover and that Argentines will achieve a level of financial freedom heretofore unheard of.

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"Since taking office Kirchner has had to implement a policy that would assist the country in recovering from a very real recession during 2001-2002. "Poverty and unemployment rates soared during Argentina's 2001-2002 economic crisis but have eased as the economy recovered to grow nine percent on average over the last three years" (Reuters 2006). Kirchner's policies have helped the country to recover from a severe economic crisis since he has taken office, but the unemployment rate is still very high. At the height of the crisis the unemployment rate was as high as 21.5% and the number of impoverished Argentines was 57.5%. "Argentina's unemployment rate fell to 10.4 percent in the second quarter from 12.1 percent in the same period last year" (Reuters 2006)."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Government, https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ar.html#Govt, accessed July 29, 2006
• "Eva Peron." http://www.jlhs.nhusd.k12.ca.us/classes/social_science/latin_america/Evita%20Web/Political.html, accessed July 29, 2006
• "Juan Peron." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_Per%C3%B3n, accessed July 29, 2006
• "UPDATE 1-Argentina jobless rate falls to 10.4 pct-Kirchner." Reuters. 27 July 2006. http://today.reuters.com/investing/financeArticle.aspx?type=economicNews&storyID=2006-07-27T144234Z_01_N27146944_RTRIDST_0_ECONOMY-ARGENTINA-UNEMPLOYMENT-UPDATE-1.XML, accessed July 29, 2006

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